What Is The Cutest Creature Known To Science?

Biologists are having a #CuteOff on Twitter to find out

By Lindsey Kratochwill | Published Sep 1, 2015 10:09 PM EDT

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Last week, scientists on Twitter started the #JunkOff hashtag, filling Twitter with well, animal genitalia. But this week, there’s a more adorable hashtag to follow along. It’s appropriately named #CuteOff, and here are a couple of our favorite contenders. It’s certainly a tough field.

https://twitter.com/AWF_Official/status/638737526044393472//

https://twitter.com/Myrmecos/status/638498817256525824//

https://twitter.com/HerpSocIreland/status/638479641246859264//

https://twitter.com/janetngbio/status/638495875480727552//

https://twitter.com/BiodiversityGuy/status/638490839216357376//

https://twitter.com/MyFrogCroaked/status/638491007013797888//

https://twitter.com/donaldorth/status/638492532054315008//

https://twitter.com/WhySharksMatter/status/638522707802349568//

https://twitter.com/hunt0382/status/638495799429742592//

https://twitter.com/Laelaps/status/638500204669341697//

https://twitter.com/Diana_monkey/status/638485143250948096//

And we humbly submit our own contender:

https://twitter.com/PopSci/status/638765412440776704//

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